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Sit-to-Stand Performance Depends on Sensation, Speed, Balance, and Psychological Status in Addition to Strength in Older People

The Journals of Gerontology Series A · 2002 · Vol. 57(8) · pp. M539–M543

Stephen R. Lord✉(Neuroscience Research Australia)Sophie Murray(Neuroscience Research Australia)Karen E. Chapman(Neuroscience Research Australia)B. Munro(Neuroscience Research Australia)Anne Tiedemann(Neuroscience Research Australia)

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Abstract

The findings indicate that, in community-dwelling older people, STS performance is influenced by multiple physiological and psychological processes and represents a particular transfer skill, rather than a proxy measure of lower limb strength.

Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Effects of Vibration on HealthBalance (ability)ProprioceptionFear of fallingSensationPsychologyPhysical medicine and rehabilitationAnkleRegression analysisPhysical therapyAnalysis of variance

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Age FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overPostural BalanceExercise TestFemaleHumansMalePhysical FitnessPostureReaction TimeRegistriesRegression AnalysisRisk FactorsSampling Studies

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